ๆš‘ไธญ่ฆ‹่ˆžใ—ใ‚‡ใกใ‚…ใ†ใฟใพใ„

A short easy Japanese culture blog about shochu mimai, summer greeting letters sent to important people during the hot season.

ๅจ˜ใŒๆ›ธใ„ใŸๆš‘ไธญ่ฆ‹่ˆžใ„ใฎๆ‰‹็ด™

ใ“ใ‚Œใฏๅจ˜ใ‚€ใ™ใ‚ใŒๆ›ธใ‹ใ„ใŸๆ‰‹็ด™ใฆใŒใฟใงใ™ใ€‚

This is a letter written by my daughter.

ๆ—ฅๆœฌใซใปใ‚“ใซใฏใ€ๅคใชใคใซใ€Œๆš‘ไธญ่ฆ‹่ˆžใ—ใ‚‡ใกใ‚…ใ†ใฟใพใ„ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ‰‹็ด™ใฆใŒใฟใ‚’้€ใŠใใ‚‹ๆ–‡ๅŒ–ใถใ‚“ใ‹ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™๐ŸŽ

In Japan, there is a culture of sending letters called โ€œshochu-mimaiโ€ in summer.

ๆš‘ไธญ่ฆ‹่ˆžใ—ใ‚‡ใกใ‚…ใ†ใฟใพใ„ใฏใ€ๆš‘ใ‚ใคใ„ๅคใชใคใซๅคงๅˆ‡ใŸใ„ใ›ใคใชไบบใฒใจใธ้€ใŠใใ‚‹ๆ‰‹็ด™ใฆใŒใฟใงใ™ใ€‚

Shochu-mimai is a letter sent to important people during the hot summer.

ใ€Œๆš‘ใ‚ใคใ„ใงใ™ใŒใ€ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใ’ใ‚“ใใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆฐ—ๆŒใใ‚‚ใกใ‚’ไผใคใŸใˆใพใ™ใ€‚

It expresses the feeling of โ€œIt is hot, but are you doing well?โ€

ใฟใชใ•ใ‚“ใ‚‚ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใซใปใ‚“ใ”ใŒไธŠๆ‰‹ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใšใซใชใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€ใœใฒๆ›ธใ‹ใ„ใฆใฟใฆใใ ใ•ใ„๏ผ

When your Japanese gets better, please try writing one too.

ใ€Œๆš‘ไธญ่ฆ‹่ˆžใ„ใ€ is read ใ€Œใ—ใ‚‡ใกใ‚…ใ†ใฟใพใ„ใ€. The final ใ€Œใ„ใ€ belongs to ใ€Œ่ฆ‹่ˆžใ„ใ€ and comes after the kanji reading ใ€Œใฟใพใ€.

Today's Words

  • ๆš‘ไธญ่ฆ‹่ˆžใ—ใ‚‡ใกใ‚…ใ†ใฟใพใ„a Japanese summer greeting letter or card
  • ๆ‰‹็ด™ใฆใŒใฟletter
  • ้€ใŠใใ‚‹to send
  • ๅคงๅˆ‡ใŸใ„ใ›ใคใชไบบใฒใจan important person; someone dear to you
  • ๆฐ—ๆŒใใ‚‚ใกใ‚’ไผใคใŸใˆใ‚‹to express or communicate oneโ€™s feelings

What You Can Practice

  • ใ€Œใ€œใจใ„ใ†ใ€ introduces a name, term, or quoted idea. Here it introduces the expression ใ€Œๆš‘ไธญ่ฆ‹่ˆžใ„ใ€.
  • ใ€Œใ€œใธ้€ใ‚‹ใ€ means โ€œto send something to ~.โ€ The particle ใธ marks the destination.
  • ใ€Œใœใฒใ€œใฆใฟใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€ warmly encourages someone to try doing something.

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